Tag: 2014

My father-in-law replaced his 1997 Odyssey with a 2014 Toyota Rav4 almost 3 years ago. He’s been taking it to get free services from the dealer until now, he would like to change oil at home just like before. We ordered Fram CH9972 online, some tool and Mobil 1 from Walmart to replace the oil last weekend. …

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It’s been a dry ski season this year, we always go to ski on President weekend in Feb, but this year, we went early because there may not be any snow if we wait until then. The snow condition was really bad, over powdered or icy trails, although the weather was very nice. We’re glad […]

I try to play some golf once every two weeks. Last weekend my friend booked t-time at The Ranch Golf Club, it’s a beautiful but challenging course, we brought extra balls because we knew we’re going to lose some. On the front nine, every hole seems to have a ravine (canyon) between the t-box and […]

We’ve been using the rental Modem from Comcast and paying $10 a month for the last 5 years. This year resolution was to buy a modem that works with voice and internet to replace the old one we’ve been renting. I’ve heard so many problems of people trying to replace the rental unit due to […]

Costco sometimes has 6 Cornish Hens packages on special for $15.99. We got them and roast for the whole family get together to enjoy. They’re great if we prepared them correctly. We use Parsley, fresh Garlic, bread, Wood Ear mushrooms, Pine nuts, Cranberry Raisins, Fuji Apple, Carrots, Celery. Chop Parsley, Garlic, bread, Wood Ear mushroom […]

These days, not many cad software exist, Test Expert seems to be the only one that majority companies use. One of my friends asked me how to use the Test Expert to generate board and board_xy and DFT. I created … Continue reading

Sometimes we do have to replace probes for any reason, especially smaller x-probes. The best way for not to miss or make mistake is to do it systematically. This is how I did mine. I had to replace 94 x-probes … Continue reading

If our test boards have some push button switches that need to be tested, we used to use manual hand push rods, it’s time consuming and the operators do make mistake when their fingers are tired from pushing them. Some … Continue reading

Thanks to Driscocity’s idiot’s guide to Garage Door Opener, I could create one for my house and it works perfectly. I’ll show how I did it with my raspberry pi 3 from the beginning to end for anyone to follow.

01/29/2018 The tablet started to drop signals with wifi frequently on both 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz. The apps launcher became extremely slow. I think the tablet is defective. Returned it for a different one. I need an Android tablet to play with and Samsung seems to be a great choice among tablets until I read about […]

This new year resolution was to replace the 5 year old rental Arris TM722G from Comcast with a used/new/refurbished one from an Amazon seller for $65. I was skeptical about the compatibility and activation since I have both voice and internet with them. The instruction for self activation was amazingly accurate and easy to do. […]

It’s Christmas time, we want to update our Dual Band Router system to Mesh Wifi system. Our house is 2-story and 2300 sf. The current system does have some bad spots on the ground floor, and if we get the Mesh wifi, it should fix the problem. When we talk about routers, the features are […]

I check the oil level and change it every year or 2 or 15k miles regardless. No car will break if the oil level is always full. This Audi V8 doesn’t burn oil, it’s amazing. It doesn’t matter what grade I need to use, as long as it’s on sale, but it has to be […]

Most of Audi cars after 2004-2010 come with MMI 2G (7″ screen) with MOST bus installed – After 2011 it’s MMI 3G – Please check to make sure which system you have on your car. Before you go out and get yourself an AMI, make sure to check your MMI software version – Must be […]

Sometimes after replacing the Bluetooth Module (under the driver seat A8 or Q7), the Phone would pair to the car, but the steering button, sound and microphone don’t work, most of the time, the settings on the Bluetooth module wasn’t done correctly. You do need an OBDII like VCDS (VAG-COM) to enable it again. Read […]

If you see the red and black ignition warning icon on the screen while driving, the car won’t shut off, can’t get the key out of the ignition, can’t start the car… It may not be the ignition switch, it may be the start authorization module under the driver seat carpet getting wet from AC […]

So, I got tired of switching on and off my bluetooth and raspberry pie in the trunk, sometimes I forgot and both of them running all day, I created a 12V line today, only on when ignition is ON and off when the ignition is off. Just need a 12V relay – a fuse line […]